BOCC update for March 3, 2025, Agenda for week of March 10, 2025

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 Summaries for meetings last week:
Monday, March 3, 2025 AM
• Planning Dept update – Farm Bureau is doing independent training regarding procedures for GMA counties. BOCC is not sure why as OK County does not plan under the GMA; discussion about properties that were identified as out of compliance due to being in the flood plain
• Update on new morgue and Sheriff storage building.
• Fairgrounds manager update – status of parking lot (terrible); discussion about whether to provide temporary fans for livestock buildings during the County Fair.
• Emergency Manager introduces liaison officer from National Guard, and they talk about ways that they can help out during emergencies.
• County Clerk gives update on new E-filing system status (temporarily delayed); announces upcoming training for all county departments regarding Procedural Justice and encourages BOCC to attend. Training will help county employees better understand how people are impacted by financial stress.
• Comm. Hover stops Zoom due to no quorum present when Comm. Neal leaves the room.
• Update from Okanogan County Community Action Council (OCCAC) on the impact of Federal budget cuts. Many eligible people will not be able to receive the food and assistance they count on. BOCC is convinced that the cuts are due to the recent discovery of waste in the Federal Govt and that if the BOCC writes a letter to the new EPA Secretary explaining that we don’t spend the money on frivolous things and that it will be going to deserving American Citizens, it will be restored. OCCAC is going to try to focus on teaching people how to grow and preserve their own food in anticipation that their funding will be reduced for a long time.
• Meeting adjourns for lunch at 11:38.

Monday, March 3, 2025 PM
• Shelley Keitzman, (Human Resources and Risk Management): CPR and AED classes coming up, paid for by Public Health. Employment agreement for Robert Johansen to provide one clinic/week plus 24/7 on call coverage for juvenile facility at jail. 3 resolutions for Office of Public Defense: 2 signing authorities and 1 pay increase (see Consent Agenda #9, 10, 11 below)
• Consent Agenda approved. Vouchers in payroll, $1,691,250.36, approved
• Josh Thomson: Update on roads coming out of winter. Working on Safety Call for projects. Curve study/signage. Guardrail Project. Heaters in Twisp (Community Center?)
• Commissioners Neal and Hover discuss fairground well problems
• Commissioners Neal and Hover approve: ARPA (America Rescue Plan Act) funds to City of Okanogan ($9,465.74), voucher distribution for ARPA funds to Okanogan Co Public Health District ($24,926.27), ARPA funds for Ok Co Public Health District ($3,002.82). Okanogan County’s voucher request #7 to Dept of Commerce for CHG (Consolidated Homeless Grant ($39,829,07)

The commissioners did not meet on Tuesday, March 4 due to the lack of a quorum.

AGENDA for the week of March 10, 2025.
Monday, March 10, 2025
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9:00 AM Executive Session RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - Potential Litigation
9:10 AM Review Commissioners Agenda, Consent Agenda, Briefing Amongst Commissioners and
Discuss Individual Weekly Meeting & Schedules
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Discussion Physician Assistant Juvenile-Mike Beaver Shelley Keitzman
9:45 AM Commissioner’s Staff Meeting
10:30 AM Quarterly Update – Okanogan Behavioral Healthcare – David McClay
11:30 AM Continued Public Hearing - CDBG General Purpose Micro Enterprise

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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9:00 AM Review Minutes for March 3 & 4, 2025
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Bid Opening Legal Newspaper of Record-Commissioners
10:00 AM Discussion Title III MOU Change in Use-Dave Yarnell & Cristina Woodworth
10:30 AM Update County Auditor – Cari Hall
11:00 AM Update Public Works – Engineer Josh Thomson
1:30 PM Board of Health-1234 S. 2nd Ave, Okanogan
3:30 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Appointment Letter – Ok Co Fair Advisory Committee – Michael Blake
2. Appointment Letter – Board of Equalization at Large Position 2 – Mike Paine
3. Re-Appointment Letter – Ok Co Regional Planning Commission District 2 – Dave Schulz
4. Change Order #4 – Morgue-Sheriff Storage – Halme Builders Inc.
5. CDBG – Public Services Req #30 – Community Action
6. Contract LTAC #25-012 – Marketing & Promotion – Methow Valley Trails Collaborative
7. Contract LTAC #25-016 – Capital Improvements – Okanogan County Tourism Council (OCTC)
8. Contract LTAC #25-017 – Destination Marketing Organization – OCTC
9. Resolution 27-2025 – Order of the BOCC annexing lands to Ok Co Fire Protection District 6
3:35 PM Approve Meeting Minutes for March 3 & 4, 2025
3:40 PM Commissioners to set Wednesday’s Agenda

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Commissioners to decide on Tuesday whether or not they meet Wednesday.

Friday, March 14, 2025
Join Zoom Audio & Video https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81536174648 Meeting ID: 815 3617 4648 Or
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9:30 AM Special Meeting – Opioid Abatement Funding Committee Selection & Payment Processing

State, Community and Other Meetings or Notices
(Meetings in this section may not be opened to the public, however a Commissioner may attend one or all of these meetings.
Meetings that more than one Commissioner attend will be noted above. Location of meeting will follow meeting name.)

Monday, March 10, 2025
1:00 PM Sheriff Oral Boards
5:00 PM OCOG/RTPO (Okanogan Council of Governments/Regional Transportation Planning Organization) Meeting 303 2nd Ave S Okanogan

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
9:00 AM CPR & AED Training – Commissioners’ Hearing Room

Thursday, March 13, 2025
8:30 AM Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – Yadi Godina, Belinda Brown Raub – CMRS Hearing Rm
1:30 PM Aging & Adult Care – Commissioner Timm attends @ 270 9th St NE Ste 100 East Wenatchee
5:00 PM Alta Vista Irrigation Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Mar 17 Q&A Opioid Abatement Funding Proposals – Applicants – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
Mar 17 Discussion Cannabis Operations – Planning Director Palmer
Mar 19 TRANGO Meeting – 303 2nd Ave S Ste A, Okanogan
Mar 19 Hearing Examiner Meeting
Mar 20 Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – Yadi Godina, Belinda Brown Raub – CMRS Hearing Rm
Mar 20 Civil Service Meeting
Mar 24 Planning Commission Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
Note: All times are estimates to assist in scheduling and may be changed subject to the business of the day at the board’s discretion. The board may add and/or delete and take any action on any item not included in the above agenda. The board may act upon any subject placed on the agenda regardless of how the matter is stated. All matters listed within the consent agenda have been distributed to each member of the board to read and study. The items are considered routine and will be enacted on by one motion by the commissioners with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired, then that item may be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda by request. Items discussed during Citizen Comment Period shall be limited only for issues not otherwise on the Agenda or scheduled discussion topics.